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There are many classic debut albums throughout rock history, such as R.E.M.'s Murmur or the Strokes' Is This It, which found success because the band had plenty of time to tweak and perfect the songs before stepping into a studio. Some debut albums, however, sound far less confident and even derivative, as if the band hadn't nailed down its own sound yet. Here are seven alt-rock bands whose debut albums are their worst. -
Jay Z, Roc-A-Fella Records Sued By Chauncey Mahan A Second Time
Jay Z and Roc-A-Fella Records are facing yet another lawsuit. This guy just will not let up. Jay Z and Roc-A-Fella Records are heading back to court and this time producer, engineer Chauncey Mahan is looking to collect what he says is rightfully his. -
Justin Bieber Egging Leads To Vandalism Charges: 'Confident' Singer Facing Misdemeanor
The legal woes just won't let up for Justin Bieber. The 20-year-old "Confident" singer will officially be facing vandalism charged in Los Angeles, spawning from the infamous egg-tossing incident earlier this year. -
Pink Floyd, Mike Portnoy: Dream Theater & Winery Dogs Drummer Attacks ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ Band Over New Album, Claims ‘The Magic Was David Gilmour & Roger Waters TOGETHER’
It was recently reported that legendary psychedelic rockers Pink Floyd will be releasing their first album in 20 years titled The Endless River this October. Yet, as excited as most Floyd fans around the world seemed to be, there were evidently quite a few who remained suspicious. Of those included, Dream Theater and Winery Dogs drummer Mike Portnoy, in particular, had something to say. -
Britney Spears Unedited Vocals For 'Alien' Leaks Sans Auto-tune [LISTEN]
Britney Spears' original vocals for her track "Alien" off her 2013 album, Britney Jean, have leaked online, and they're pretty cringe-worthy. -
LISTEN: Jessie J Teases Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj Collaboration 'Bang Bang' on Instagram
One of the biggest songs of the summer is less than three weeks away... so that means it's time for a few teasers. Last week, "Who You Are" singer Jessie J announced her mega-star collaboration with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang," and now a rousing 15-second snippet of the song has been released on the singer's Instagram. -
Sam Smith Stays on Top with "Stay With Me," and 5 Seconds of Summer and Ariana Grande Debut Hot Tracks
This week was fairly stagnant atop the Digital Downloads charts, so we'll just get the Top 3 out of the way. Sam Smith spent a second week atop the charts with "Stay With Me," which sold 185,000 copes. Magic! and "Rude" stuck around at no. 2 with 180,000 downloads sold. Iggy Azalea also stayed at no. 3 with "Fancy," which sold 171,000 copies. -
French Montana Shares Preview Of New Kanye West Collaboration [WATCH]
French Montana recently revealed that he had been working with Kanye West on five or six songs for his upcoming album, Mac & Cheese 4. This morning the Coke Boys star previewed one of his Yeezy collaboration on Instagram. -
POLL: 5 Seconds Of Summer Join Ariana Grande in MTV VMAs 2014 Lineup: Who Else Should Perform?
After last year's Robin Thicke/Miley Cyrus twerking debacle at the MTV Video Music Awards, it seems like the show is going to be a little more tween-friendly this year. After announcing its first performer Ariana Grande last week, today (July 9) another group has been added to the VMAs lineup... pop-punky boy band and One Direction protégés 5 Seconds Of Summer. -
Trey Songz Staves Off Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith; Robin Thicke Pulls Off Impressive Mathematical Accomplishment
Things have calmed down a little on the Billboard 200 after three straight weeks featuring new releases topping more than 150,000 in opening week sales. Trey Songz still managed to set a high bar with his new album Trigga, which sold 105,000 copies. -
Beck To Release 'Song Reader' Album On July 29, Featuring Jack White, Norah Jones, Fun., And More
Beck announced today that he is releasing an official studio version of his 2012 sheet music collection Song Reader. As reported by Stereogum, the album will feature a different artist performing each of its 20 songs, with Beck performing just one himself. Contributors to Song Reader, which will be released on July 29th through Capitol Records, include Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones, Fun., and Jack Black. -
Haim, Vanessa Bayer: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Member Offers ‘Sound Advice’ To ‘Days Are Gone’ Group, Does She Give Better Guidance To Drake & Interpol? [WATCH]
Saturday Night Live’s Vanessa Bayer has a side job hosting her own web series Sound Advice, where she portrays Janessa Slater, a terrible “media coach who’s helped hundreds of bands” boost their careers to the next level… sort of. On the newest episode, the actress welcomes in Days Are Gone creators HAIM.
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